no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
woman; female; feminine gender
man; male; masculine gender
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
in the same manner as before; the same as always
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
by myself; in person; by oneself
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
Financial Services Agency; FSA
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to have an eye on; to zero in on
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)